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REPORT: Dodge Circuit production hints, possibly coming in 2010

- With all of the recent upheaval at Chrysler, it's no surprise that the fate of the very cool Dodge Circuit is not exactly certain. In May, Chrysler assured everyone that the program was not DOA, and Chrylser ENVI president Lou Rhodes recently said something similar to Car and Driver. Rhodes even gave C&D a few details about how the program is shaping up. The plan would have the vehicle produced by Lotus in the UK and then shipped to the U.S. for the electric powertrain. Chrysler's sales target is 100,000 EVs in order to benefit from ... Read more →

Driving the Dodge Circuit, now with video

- A few weeks ago, we got a chance to step into the Dodge Circuit for a quick spin through downtown Detroit. We shot some video of that drive and now you can see the car in action (from the ...

Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV. We can now say with confidence that it is worth waiting 70+ days to make the shift to the left side of the car, following a brief spin ...

Chrysler's first EV will be the Dodge Circuit

It looks like the Dodge Circuit EV may have won the "who wants to be the first electric Chrysler concept to go into production" contest. Although they still haven't officially made an ...

Chrysler asks for an additional $2B, promises EVs and EREVs in return

As expected, Chrysler has submitted a detailed plan to Congress outlining how it will attemp to once again regain its status as a viable standalone automaker, and included in the plan's highlights ...

Washington 2009: Riding in the Chrysler EVs [w/VIDEO] 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

People are rightly skeptical about whether or not the Chrysler electric vehicles will ever make it to market. For now, all we can say for sure is that some of Chrysler's EV prototypes can go for a spin around the Washington DC Convention Center. We were able to go for a ride in the Dodge EV and ...

Detroit 2009: Dodge Circuit on the stand 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We got the technical details and press pics about the new Dodge Circuit earlier today, but now we've had a chance to see the car for ourselves. Of course, if you've ever seen a Lotus Europa, you, too have pretty much seen the Circuit. After all, the only thing that Dodge added to the exterior ...

New Dodge EV to be called Circuit 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The sleuths over at Jalopnik have managed to uncover the name of the new electric Dodge that is expected to debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week: the Dodge Circuit. The news comes by way of the US Patent and Trademark Office, and after a little bit of searching we managed to locate the official ...

Chrysler still bringing EV concepts to Detroit 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Chrysler made a really big deal about its three electric vehicle concepts that were first introduced to the public in September of last year (still not used to that, huh?) and was sure to mention at every opportunity that it planned on introducing at least one of these three vehicles, or at ...

Lotus set to challenge Tesla and Fisker with extended range EV 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

After the engineering side of Lotus has spent over a decade working on electric vehicle technology, the production side finally looks ready to take advantage of it. Lotus CEO Michael Kimberley recently told the Financial Times, "Don't be surprised to see an electric Lotus shortly," which could ...

And this is how Chrysler thinks it will beat the Volt 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

While telling the feds that it needs seven billion dollars - pronto! - just to keep the lights on, representatives for Chrysler are also saying that their plans for affordable electric cars, minivans and off-roaders are already in place and will basically save the company. When we first saw the ...

Spy Shots: 2010 Dodge EV out testing already 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

When we first saw the three electric concepts from Chrysler, we immediately began thinking that the Dodge EV, with its Lotus-based chassis and electric drivetrain from UQM, would be the easiest to get on the road in a timely manner. After all, it would require the least amount of extra engineering ...

Lotus Engineering director talks about Dodge EV 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

While strolling around one of the smaller exhibit halls at the Los Angeles Auto Show I ran into an old acquaintance I hadn't seen in about 15 years. I met Roger Becker early in my engineering career when I was working on the ABS system for the ill-fated Lotus Elan. Roger is the director of ...

VIDEO: Drag race between Dodge Challenger and Dodge EV 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Dodge has their recently revealed electric vehicle line-up in L.A for the upcoming Auto Show and, at the tail end of a press event in the Rosebowl parking lot, had occasion to indulge in a little "impromptu" drag racing. The two cars involved were the Lotus Europa Dodge EV and a Dodge Challenger ...

Chrysler: Half of all cars electric by 2020 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've taken a good look at each of the three electric vehicle concepts that Chrysler took the wraps off of last week, plus one extra for good measure. For various reasons, none of these vehicles really seems quite ready for prime time - one is based on a Lotus sportscar chassis, two require ...

VIDEO: Chrysler's new EVs in action 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Jeep EV Along with all the photos of its new battery-powered vehicles, Chrysler yesterday also provided some video footage. The clips after the jump include Chrysler VP for ENVI, Lou Rhodes, discussing the electric vehicle program, and running footage of the Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep EVs. There ...

Chrysler execs talk about new electric vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Jeep EV As we wrap up Chrysler EV day, Vice-Chairman Tom LaSorda, EVP-Product Development Frank Klegon and Chief Innovation officer Peter Arnell held a conference call to discuss their new offspring. As one might expect, the trio were deliberately vague on a lot of details but they did tell us a ...

Specs on Chrysler's new EV lineup, bigger batteries than the Volt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Dodge EV Now that we've had some time to find the spec sheet for Chrysler's new EVs on the company's media site and then perusing it, we can answer some of the questions that initially came to mind from the press release. You might have noticed that Chrysler is claiming the same 40-mile electric ...

Officially, official: Chrysler's late 2010 electric vehicle lineup! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Dodge EV for a high res gallery Chrysler is playing a massive game of catchup in the electric drive sweepstakes right now and today is rolling out four different vehicles that it's working on. Three of the four take ideas from the company's 2008 Detroit Show concepts and are currently ...

Chrysler announces Dodge EV, three other plug-ins on CNBC 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ahead of a dealer video conference later today, Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli spoke with CNBC this morning and unveiled the first product of its ENVI electric car division. Nardelli pulled the covers off of the Dodge EV which is based on the Lotus Europa. Like the Tesla Roadster which has a chassis ...



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